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Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Rise Sharply in Tuesday Trading

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Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were rising sharply Tuesday morning, up 1.04% to 2,925.23 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by semiconductor companies Himax Technologies (HIMX) and Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), which climbed 13% and 5.7% respectively. They were followed by internet and data center services provider VNET Group (VNET) and tech company Alibaba Group (BABA), which advanced 5.1% and 4.6% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by education company 17 Education & Technology Group (YQ) and online brokerage UP Fintech (TIGR), which dropped 7.4% and 7% respectively. They were followed by mobile big data platform Aurora Mobile (JG) and real estate management and digital security company Eason Technology (DXF), which lost 6.5% and 3.9% respectively.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by fintech firm Trident Digital Tech (TDTH) and lender HDFC Bank (HDB), which rose 7.6% and 0.5% respectively. They were followed by telecommunications operator PLDT (PHI) and IT firm Sify Technologies (SIFY), which were up 0.2% and 0.1% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by IT firms Wipro (WIT) and Infosys (INFY), which fell 6.9% and 2.1% respectively. They were followed by computer hardware maker Canaan (CAN) and tech conglomerate Sea (SE), which were down 2% and 1.5% respectively.

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